- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Amy
Amy Silberman is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience in New York. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and parenting challenges. Amy aims to make therapy practical and approachable for people juggling busy lives.
She uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. That can include client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful patterns, and mindfulness to calm intense feelings.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and geared toward small, achievable changes that add up over time. Amy often helps people work through self-esteem struggles, communication problems, grief, and life transitions such as career shifts or new parenting roles. She also supports those facing burnout, compassion fatigue, and ongoing health or caregiving stress.
Practical coping skills and clearer priorities are common goals in her work. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. Amy encourages clients to notice old habits, try new responses, and track what works.
She balances exploring background and history with taking action in the present. People who come to Amy typically want tools they can use between sessions. She offers talk-based therapy along with exercises and short homework tasks you can try in everyday situations.
The focus is on steady progress and building skills that fit real life.
What Amy works with
Everything Amy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Amy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amy lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Amy commonly draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Client-centered therapy centers on listening and helping people feel heard so they can find their own solutions; it is useful for working through relationship and self-esteem concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change patterns that cause stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amy will talk with you about your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust what you do as progress is made. This is a collaborative process where your feedback shapes the plan.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for in-depth conversations and exercises that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text are useful for brief updates, homework check-ins, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Amy
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Amy works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting questions, self-esteem, grief, eating and sleeping struggles, career changes, and coping with life transitions.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical strategies. Sessions combine reflective conversation and concrete tools from approaches such as CBT and mindfulness.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker in New York, working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in New York and holds the LCSW credential, New York LCSW.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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